Historical Birthday
10 Dec 1452
Johannes Stffler German mathematician and astronomer born in Blaubeuren Germany (d. 1531)
10 Dec 1538
Giovanni Battista Guarini Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) born in Ferrara Italy (d. 1612)
10 Dec 1588
Isaac Beeckman Dutch scientist and philosopher born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1637)
10 Dec 1679
Willem Maurits Dutch count of Nassau and governor of Zeeuws-Flanders born in The Hague (d. 1753)
10 Dec 1691
Cornelis Pronk Dutch portrait painter and cartoonist born in Amsterdam (d. 1759)
10 Dec 1741
Aagje Deken Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) born in Amstelveen Netherlands (d. 1804)
10 Dec 1751
George Shaw English botanist and zoologist born in Bierton Buckinghamshire (d. 1813)
10 Dec 1764
Louis-Sbastien Lebrun French composer born in Paris (d. 1829)
10 Dec 1765
Alexander Gogel Dutch minister of Finance born in Vught Netherlands (d. 1821)
10 Dec 1787
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet American pioneer of educating the deaf born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1851)
10 Dec 1794
James Wolfe Ripley American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Windham County Connecticut (d. 1870)
10 Dec 1804
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi German mathematician born in Potsdam Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1851)
10 Dec 1805
Johannes Elias Feisser Dutch theologist and founder of 1st Dutch baptist church born in Winsum Groningen Netherlands (d. 1865)
10 Dec 1805
Joseph koda Bohemian physician born in Pilsen Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1881)
10 Dec 1813
Errico Petrella Italian composer born in Palermo Italy (d. 1877)
10 Dec 1813
Zachariah Chandler American merchant and politician (found Republican Party) born in Bedford New Hampshire (d. 1879)
10 Dec 1820
David Allen Russell United States Army officer (Union) born in Salem New York (d. 1864)
10 Dec 1820
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence secon daughter of King Willliam IV born in St Jamess Palace London (d. 1821)
10 Dec 1821
Nikolay Alekseyevich Nekrasov Russian poet writer and publisher (Russkije Zjenjshiny) born in Nemyriv Russian Empire (d. 1877)
10 Dec 1822
Thomas Casimer Devin American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1878)
10 Dec 1822
Csar Franck Belgian composer and organist born in Lige Belgium (d. 1890)
10 Dec 1823
Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner German composer born in Neukirchen Germany (d. 1903)
10 Dec 1823
Wilhelm Kuhe German composer born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 1912)
10 Dec 1824
George MacDonald Scottish poet and sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) born in Huntly Aberdeenshire Scotland(d. 1905)
10 Dec 1827
Eugene OKeefe Canadian businessman and brewer (OKeefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited) born in Bandon County Cork (d. 1913)
10 Dec 1831
Alexander Conze German archaeologist born in Hanover Germany (d. 1914)
10 Dec 1851
Melvil Dewey American librarian and educator (created Dewey Decimal System for libraries) born in Adams Center New York (d. 1931)
10 Dec 1855
Marios Varvoglis Greek composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1967)
10 Dec 1855
Henry Nicholas Ridley British botanist (Malay Peninsula rubber industry) born in West Harling Norfolk England (d. 1956)
10 Dec 1868
Louis Victor Saar Dutch-American composer born in Rotterdam (d. 1937)
10 Dec 1870
Adolf Loos Austria architect (building of houses) born in Brno Austria-Hungary (d. 1933)
10 Dec 1870
Pierre Lous French novelist and poet (Aphrodite Woman & Puppet) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1925)
10 Dec 1870
Rudolf Wilhelm Canne Fries playwright (Der de Wier Us) born in Wns (d. 1931)
10 Dec 1870
Tom McKibbin Australian cricketer (NSW & Aust off-spinner late 19th century) born in Bathurst New South Wales (d. 1939)
10 Dec 1870
Mary Bonaparte pretender to the French imperial throne (d. 1947)
10 Dec 1872
Johann Babtist Thaller German composer born in Rhrmoos Germany (d. 1952)
10 Dec 1872
Ludwig Klages German philosopher (study of graves) born in Hannover Germany (d. 1956)
10 Dec 1878
C. Rajagopalachari Indias freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India born in Thorapalli Madras Presidency British India (d. 1972)
10 Dec 1880
Fred Immler German actor (Zapatas Gang Madame DuBarry) born in Germany (d. 1965)
10 Dec 1882
Otto Neurath Austrian-British philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences) born in Vienna Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1945)
10 Dec 1883
Andrej J. Vysjinski Russian lawyer and UN ambassador (d. 1954)
10 Dec 1883
Jesse Harper American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Notre Dame) born in Paw Paw Illinois (d. 1961)
10 Dec 1884
Zinaida Serebriakova Russian painter born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1967)
10 Dec 1885
Jnos Hammerschlag Hungarian composer born in Prague (d. 1954)
10 Dec 1885
Mario Varvoglis Greek composer born in Brussels (d. 1967)
10 Dec 1886
William Booth England Test cricket batsman (WWI 2 Tests) born in Pudsey England (d. 1916)
10 Dec 1889
Ray Collins American actor (Homecoming Good Sam Rose Marie) born in Sacramento California (d. 1965)
10 Dec 1890
George Merritt English actor (I Monster Q Planes) born in London England (d. 1977)
10 Dec 1893
Walter Rein German composer born in Stotternheim (d. 1955)
10 Dec 1894
Earnest Haenchen German new testament expert born in Czarnkw Poland (d. 1975)
10 Dec 1894
Gertrud Kolmar German lyric poet and writer born in Berlin (d. 1943)
10 Dec 1897
Karl H. Waggerl Austria writer (Power of Love) born in Bad Gastein Austria (d. 1973)
10 Dec 1898
Yuri Nikolayevich Libedinski Ukrainian writer (Birth of Hero) born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1959)
10 Dec 1903
George J. Lewis Mexican actor (Don-Zorro) born in Guadalajara Mexico (d. 1995)
10 Dec 1903
Una Merkel American actress (42nd Street Abraham Lincoln) born in Covington Kentucky (d. 1986)
10 Dec 1903
William Plomer South African-British author (Paper Houses I Speak of Africa) born in Transvaal South Africa (d. 1973)
10 Dec 1906
Walter Zinn Canadian-American Nuclear-Physicist (invented the breeder reactor) born in Kitchener Ontario
10 Dec 1907
Amedeo Nazzari Italian actor (The Nights of Cabiria Chains Lure of Sila) born in Cagliari Sardinia Italy (d. 1979)
10 Dec 1907
Michael Blankfort American writerproducerdirector
10 Dec 1907
Rumer Godden England author (Thursdays Children)
10 Dec 1908
Olivier Messiaen Avignon France composer (LAme en Bourgeon)
10 Dec 1910
Jill Summers British actress (Agatha Coronation Street) born in Lancashire England (d. 1997)
10 Dec 1911
Chet Huntley Cardwell Mont newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report)
10 Dec 1913
Morton Gould prolific composer (Verdun) born in Richmond Hill New York
10 Dec 1913
Harry Locke British actor (Passport to Pimlico Town on Trial) born in London England (d. 1987)
10 Dec 1914
Dorothy Lamour [Mary Kaumeyer] American actress and singer (Road to Bali My Favorite Brunette) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1996)
10 Dec 1917
Sultan Yahya Petra King of Malaysia (d. 1979)
10 Dec 1918
Anne Gwynne [Marguerite Gwynne Trice] American model and actress (Ride em Cowboy House of Frankenstein) born in Waco Texas (d. 2003)
10 Dec 1918
Anatoli Tarasov Russian ice hockey coach (d. 1995)
10 Dec 1919
Alexander Courage American composer (d. 2008)
10 Dec 1920
Ragnhild Hveger Danish 200m swimmer (Olympic silver 1936) born in Cyborg Denmark (d. 2011)
10 Dec 1920
Clarice Lispector Ukrainian-Brazilian writer (d. 1977)
10 Dec 1920
Stanko Todorov Bulgarian communist politician Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1971-81) born in Klenovik (d. 1996)
10 Dec 1922
Allen Dwight Sapp American composer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
10 Dec 1923
Harold Gould American character actor (The Sting The Golden Girls Rhoda Big Bus) born in Schenectady New York (d. 2010)
10 Dec 1923
Jorge Semprun French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader Z)
10 Dec 1925
Carolyn Ashley Kizer American writer (Yin Pulitzer 1985) born in Spokane Washington (d. 2014)
10 Dec 1925
Jean Byron [Imogene Audette Burkhart] American actress (The Patty Duke Show) born in Paducah Kentucky (d. 2006)
10 Dec 1926
Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones] blues guitarist (The Things That I Used to Do) born in Greenwood Mississippi (d. 1959)
10 Dec 1926
Harry Fowler British actor (Great Isambard Kingdom Brunel) born in Lambeth London (d. 2012)
10 Dec 1928
John Colicos Canadian actor (Battlestar Galactica) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2000)
10 Dec 1928
Dan Blocker American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City Hoss-Bonanza) born in DeKalb Bowie County Texas (d. 1972)
10 Dec 1928
Barbara Nichols American actress (Dear Heart Disorderly Orderly) born in Queens New York (d. 1976)
10 Dec 1930
Clayton K Yeutter American trade negotiator and Republican National chairman born in Eustis Nebraska (d. 2017)
10 Dec 1932
Ross Taylor [Robert Murray Taylor] Calcutta India Scottish transplant surgeon who pioneered kidney transplantations in the U.K
10 Dec 1933
Grenville Alabaster cricketer (NZ tourist to Aust 1973-74)
10 Dec 1933
Larry Morris NFL Linebacker (NFL 1960s All-Decade Team) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
10 Dec 1934
Howard Martin Temin American geneticist Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
10 Dec 1937
Don Bies Cottonwood ID PGA golfer (1975 Sammy Davis Jr)
10 Dec 1937
Don Sebesky American orchestra leader (Jimmy Dean Show) born in Perth Amboy New Jersey
10 Dec 1938
Yuri Temirkanov Nalchik Russia conductor (Kirov)
10 Dec 1940
William Fred Dempster crew member (Biosphere 2) born in Berkeley California
10 Dec 1941
Fionnula Flanagan actress (Rich Man Poor Man) born in Dublin Ireland
10 Dec 1941
Jeff Jones cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler in 60s)
10 Dec 1941
Peter Michael Goetz actor (Jumping Jack Flash King Kong Lives)
10 Dec 1941
Tommy Rettig American actor (Jeffs Collie Lassie) born in Queens New York (d. 1996)
10 Dec 1941
Chad Stuart Windermere Cumberland UK rock vocalistguitarist (Chad & Jeremy)
10 Dec 1941
Kyu Sakamoto Japanese singer and actor born in Kawasaki (d. 1985)
10 Dec 1942
Bear Bossu [Berend F Gertenbach] actorvocalist (Pub Chantant)
10 Dec 1942
Ralph Tavares American musician (Tavares) born in Providence Rhode Island
10 Dec 1942
Peter Sarstedt British musician (Where do you go to my lovely) born Delhi India (d. 2017)
10 Dec 1943
Theodore Wilson American actor (Thats My Mama Sanford Arms) born in NYC New York
10 Dec 1944
Tisha Sterling actress (Coogans Bluff) born in Hollywood California
10 Dec 1946
Ace Kefford English bassist (The Move) born in Birmingham England
10 Dec 1946
Gloria Loring American actresssinger (Days of our Life) born in NYC New York
10 Dec 1946
Walter Clyde Orange Florida rocker (Commodores-Too Hot to Trot)
10 Dec 1946
Thomas Lux American poet (Split Horizon) born in Northampton Massachusetts (d. 2017)
10 Dec 1947
Zinaida Voronina Russian and Soviet gymnast (1968 Olympics 4 medals including 1 gold) born in Yoshkar-Ola Russia (d. 2001)
10 Dec 1948
Abu Abbas [Muhammad Zaidan] Palestinian founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLO) born in Yarmouk Camp (d. 2004)
10 Dec 1950
Simon Owen New Zealand golfer born in Wanganui
10 Dec 1951
Johnny Rodriquez American actor (Nashville Girl La Bamba Party)
10 Dec 1952
Susan Hallock Dey Ill actress (1st Love Partridge Family LA Law)
10 Dec 1953
Jack Scalia actor and director (Amore Deadly Desire Donor T-Force)
10 Dec 1953
Diane Schuur American jazz singer (Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra) born in Tacoma Washington
10 Dec 1957
Paul Hardcastle British composer and musician (Dont Waste My Time Just for Money) born in London United Kingdom
10 Dec 1957
Michael Clarke Duncan American actor (d. 2012)
10 Dec 1957
Prem Rawat known also as Guru Maharaj Ji and Maharaji American Indian spiritual leader and speaker
10 Dec 1958
John J York actor (Mac Scorpio-General Hospital) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1959
Burke Moses American actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns) born in NYC New York
10 Dec 1960
Kenneth Branagh Belfast actor and director (High Season Dead Again)
10 Dec 1960
Paul Assenmacher pitcher (Cleveland Indians) born in Detroit Michigan
10 Dec 1961
Mark McKoy Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor)
10 Dec 1961
Nia Peeples [Vernia] dancerhost (Fame Party Machine) born in Hollywood California
10 Dec 1963
Doug Henry pitcher (NY Mets) born in Sacramento California
10 Dec 1963
Michael Lofton fencer-sabre (Olympics 1996) born in Montgomery Alabama
10 Dec 1963
Robin White tennis player (US Open doubles 1988) born in San Diego California
10 Dec 1964
Luis Polonia Dominican MLB outfielder (NY Yanks Orioles) born in Santiago City Dominica Republic
10 Dec 1964
Bobby Flay American celebrity chef and restaurateur born in NYC New York
10 Dec 1965
Jennifer Wyatt golfer (1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh) born in Vancouver British Columbia
10 Dec 1966
Mel Rojas MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Haina Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1966
Eric Naposki WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
10 Dec 1966
Norberto Martin infielder (Chicago White Sox) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1968
Rob Davis NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
10 Dec 1969
Darren Berry cricketer (Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90)
10 Dec 1969
Nadim Khan cricketer (brother of Moin Pakistani lefty spinner 1993)
10 Dec 1969
Rob Blake NHL defenseman (Team Canada LA Kings) born in Simcoe Ontario
10 Dec 1971
Amanda Hardy Altona Australia badminton player (Olympics 1996)
10 Dec 1971
Manjula Munasinghe cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler)
10 Dec 1972
Brian Molko Belgian-born singer and songwriter (Placebo)
10 Dec 1973
Marcus Wall CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
10 Dec 1974
Meg White American drummer (The White Stripes) born in Grosse Point Farms Michigan
10 Dec 1982
Shilpa Anand Indian film and television actress
10 Dec 1822
Csar Franck Belgian composer and organist (Symphonic Variations) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1890)
10 Dec 1870
Mary Bonaparte eldest surviving daughter of Prince Napolon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli (d. 1947)
10 Dec 1879
James E. Norris Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame team owner (Detroit Red Wings) born in Montral Canada (d. 1952)
10 Dec 1883
Andrej J. Vysjinski Russian lawyer and UN ambassador born in Odessa Kherson Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1954)
10 Dec 1883
Jesse Harper American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Notre Dame 57177) born in Paw Paw Illinois (d. 1961)
10 Dec 1906
Walter Zinn Canadian-American nuclear physicist (invented the breeder reactor) born in Kitchener Ontario (d. 2000)
10 Dec 1907
Michael Blankfort American writer producer and director born in NYC New York (d. 1982)
10 Dec 1907
Rumer Godden English author (Thursdays Children) born in Eastbourne Sussex England (d. 1998)
10 Dec 1907
Lucien Laurent French footballer (scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal) born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosss France (d. 2005)
10 Dec 1908
Arnold van Ruler Dutch theologist born in Apeldoorn Netherlands (d. 1970)
10 Dec 1908
Olivier Messiaen French composer (LAme en Bourgeon) born in Avignon France (d. 1992)
10 Dec 1911
Chet Huntley American newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report) born in Cardwell Montana (d. 1974)
10 Dec 1912
Philip Hart American lawyer and politician (U.S. Senator from Michigan) born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
10 Dec 1913
Morton Gould American prolific composer (Verdun) born in Richmond Hill New York (d. 1996)
10 Dec 1917
Sultan Yahya Petra 6th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1975-79) born in Kota Bharu Kelantan (d. 1979)
10 Dec 1918
Anatoly Tarasov Russian ice hockey player and coach (considered as the father of Russian ice hockey) born in Moscow (d. 1995)
10 Dec 1919
Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson Swedish composer born in Vstervik Sweden (d. 1997)
10 Dec 1919
Alexander Courage American composer of original Star Trek theme born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
10 Dec 1920
Ragnhild Hveger Danish swimmer (Olympic silver 400m freestyle 1936 44 world records 1938-56) born in Nyborg Denmark (d. 2011)
10 Dec 1920
Clarice Lispector Ukrainian-Brazilian writer (Laos de Famlia) born in Chechelnyk Ukrainian Peoples Republic (d. 1977)
10 Dec 1923
Abelardo Quinteros Chilean composer born in Valparaiso Chile
10 Dec 1923
Jorge Semprn Spanish-French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader Z) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2011)
10 Dec 1926
Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe Norwegian composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 2013)
10 Dec 1927
Agnes Nixon American television producer director and writer (One Life to Live All My Children) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2016)
10 Dec 1932
Ross Taylor [Robert Murray Taylor] Scottish transplant surgeon who pioneered kidney transplantations in the U.K born in Scotland (d. 2003)
10 Dec 1933
Grenville Alabaster New Zealand cricketer (NZ tourist to Aust 1973-74) born in Invercargill New Zealand
10 Dec 1933
Mako Japanese-American actor (The Sand Pebbles) born in Kobe Hygo Empire of Japan (d. 2006)
10 Dec 1934
Howard Martin Temin American geneticist (Nobel 1975) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
10 Dec 1935
Terry Allcock English footballer (Norwich City) born in Leeds England
10 Dec 1937
Don Bies American golfer (The Tradition 1989) born in Cottonwood Idaho
10 Dec 1938
Yuri Temirkanov Russian conductor (Kirov) born in Nalchik Russia
10 Dec 1939
Barry Cunliffe English archaeologist and university professor born in Portsmouth England
10 Dec 1941
Fionnula Flanagan Irish actress (Rich Man Poor Man) born in Dublin Ireland
10 Dec 1941
Jeff Jones Welsh cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler in 60s) born in Dafen Carmarthenshire Wales
10 Dec 1941
Peter Michael Goetz American actor (Jumping Jack Flash King Kong Lives) born in Buffalo New York
10 Dec 1941
Tommy Kirk American actor (Old Yeller) born in Louisville Kentucky
10 Dec 1941
Chad Stuart English rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy) born in Windermere Cumberland England
10 Dec 1942
Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach] Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant) born in Amsterdam
10 Dec 1943
Jessica Cleaves American singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2014)
10 Dec 1944
Tisha Sterling American actress (Coogans Bluff) born in Hollywood California
10 Dec 1946
Gloria Loring American actress and singer (Days of our Life) born in NYC New York
10 Dec 1946
Walter Orange American rocker (Commodores-Too Hot to Trot) born in Florida
10 Dec 1947
Douglas Kenney American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon) born in West Palm Beach Florida (d. 1980)
10 Dec 1947
Rsul Quliyev Azerbaijani politician born in Qazanci Nakhchivan Azerbaijan
10 Dec 1950
Simon Owen New Zealand golfer (British Open runner-up 1978) born in Wanganui New Zealand
10 Dec 1951
Johnny Rodriguez American actor (Nashville Girl La Bamba Party) born in Sabinal Texas
10 Dec 1951
Ellen Nikolaysen Norwegian singer (You Made Me Feel I Could Fly) born in Oslo Norway
10 Dec 1952
Susan Dey American actress (1st Love Partridge Family LA Law) born in Pekin Illinois
10 Dec 1980
Sarah Chang Korean-American classical violinist child prodigy born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
10 Dec 1982
Matt Stutzman American Paralympic archer and record holder for longest accurate shot in archery- despite having no arms born in Kansas City Kansas
10 Dec 1985
Raven-Symon [Pearman] American actress and singer (The Cosby Show Thats So Raven) born in Atlanta Georgia
10 Dec 1987
Gonzalo Higuan French-born Argentine footballer
10 Dec 1926
Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe Norwegian musicologist educator and composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 2013)
10 Dec 1938
Bill Mathis American football halfback (AFL All Star 1961 63 New York TitansJets) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 2020)
10 Dec 1941
Jeff Jones Welsh cricket fast bowler (15 Tests England 44 wickets) born in Dafen Carmarthenshire Wales
10 Dec 1943
Lajos Szcs Hungarian soccer defender (37 caps Ferencvros Honvd FC Hungarian Footballer of the Year 1976 Olympic gold 1968) born in Apatin Hungary (d. 2020)
10 Dec 1942
Peter Sarstedt British musician (Where do you go to my lovely) born in Delhi India (d. 2017)
10 Dec 1950
Mchel Silleabhin Irish pianist composer and educator (University of Limerick) born in Clonmel Ireland (d. 2018)
10 Dec 1954
Jack Hues English musician (Wang Chung) born in Gillingham Kent England
10 Dec 1955
Jacquelyn Mitchard American journalist and novelist (The Deep End of the Ocean) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1956
Michael VerMeulen American journalist and magazine editor (British GQ) born in Lake Forest Illinois (d. 1995)
10 Dec 1957
Michael Clarke Duncan American actor (The Green Mile) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2012)
10 Dec 1957
Prem Rawat Guru Maharajji and Maharaji American-Indian spiritual leader and speaker born in Haridwar Uttarakhand India
10 Dec 1958
John J. York American actor (Mac Scorpio-General Hospital) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1959
Mark Aguirre American NBA forward (Detroit Pistons) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1960
Kenneth Branagh Northern Irish actor and director (High Season Dead Again) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
10 Dec 1960
Paul Assenmacher American MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians) born in Detroit Michigan
10 Dec 1961
Mark McKoy Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor Olympic gold 1992) born in Georgetown British Guiana
10 Dec 1961
Nia Peeples American dancer and host (Fame Party Machine) born in Hollywood California
10 Dec 1962
John de Wolf Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord) born in Schiedam Netherlands
10 Dec 1963
Doug Henry American baseball pitcher (NY Mets) born in Sacramento California
10 Dec 1963
Gerald Sandel Dutch soccer player (Sparta) born in The Hague Netherlands
10 Dec 1963
Robin White American tennis player (US Open doubles 1988) born in San Diego California
10 Dec 1965
J Mascis American musician (Dinosaur Jr) born in Amherst Massachusetts
10 Dec 1965
Stephanie Morgenstern Canadian actress and filmmaker (Remembrance) born in Geneva Switzerland
10 Dec 1966
Norberto Martin baseball infielder (Chicago White Sox) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1968
Rob Davis American NFL guard (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Washington D.C.
10 Dec 1969
Darren Berry Australian cricketer (Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90) born in Melbourne Victoria Australia
10 Dec 1969
Nadim Khan Pakistani cricketer (brother of Moin Pakistani lefty spinner 1993) born in Rawalpindi Pakistan
10 Dec 1969
Rob Blake Canadian NHL defenseman (Team Canada LA Kings) born in Simcoe Ontario
10 Dec 1970
Bryant Stith American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets) born in Emporia Virginia
10 Dec 1971
Carla Sacramento Portuguese 1.5k runner born in So Sebastio da Pedreira Lisbon
10 Dec 1971
Manjula Munasinghe Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler) born in Colombo Ceylon
10 Dec 1971
Brian Nichols American spree killer (on trial for rape when he escaped from custody and murdered the judge presiding over his trial a court reporter a sheriffs deputy and later a federal agent) born in Baltimore Maryland
10 Dec 1972
Marcos di Palma Argentine racing driver born in Arrecifes Argentina
10 Dec 1979
Matt Bentley American professional wrestler (TNA) born in Clinton Iowa
10 Dec 1980
Massari [Sari Abboud] Lebanese-born Canadian R&B singer (Be Easy) born in Beirut Lebanon
10 Dec 1885
Marios Varvoglis Greek composer (Behind the Barbed Wire Fence) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1967)
10 Dec 1901
Franz Fischer German Gestapo official and war criminal (one of the Breda 4)
10 Dec 1907
Amedeo Nazzari [Buffa] Italian actor (Nights of Cabiria Chains Caravaggio) born in Cagliari Sardinia Italy (d. 1979)
10 Dec 1908
Olivier Messiaen French composer (LAme en Bourgeon St Francois dAssise) born in Avignon France (d. 1992)
10 Dec 1941
Tommy Kirk American actor (Old Yeller) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2021)
10 Dec 1941
Peter Sarstedt British pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Where Do You Go To (My Lovely I Am A Cathedral) born in New Delhi British India (d. 2017)
10 Dec 1941
Ralph Tavares Cape Verdean-American R&B and soul singer (Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel) born in Providence Rhode Island
10 Dec 1948
Jessica Cleaves American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass Earth Wind & Fire Parliament Funkadelic) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2014)
10 Dec 1949
Ismail Pops Mohamed South African jazz multi-instrumentalist and producer born in Benoni Gauteng South Africa
10 Dec 1951
Lary Fast American keyboard and synthesizer player and composer (Synergy Peter Gabriel) born in Livingston New Jersey
10 Dec 1953
Diane Schuur American jazz pianist and singer (Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra Heart To Heart) born in Tacoma Washington
10 Dec 1954
Geoff Deane British pop singer (Modern Romance) born in London
10 Dec 1955
Garth Smith [Davies] British punk rock bassist (Buzzcocks) born in Tyldesley Lancashire England
10 Dec 1956
Rod Blagojevich American politician (Governor of Illinois 2003-09 - impeached and removed) and convicted felon (corruption and solicitation of bribes) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1957
Paul Hardcastle British composer and musician (19 Dont Waste My Time) born in Kensington London
10 Dec 1963
Gillian Wearing English conceptual artist (60 Minutes Silence) born in Birmingham England
10 Dec 1965
(Joseph) J Mascis American rock singer and guitarist (Dinosaur Jr) born in Amherst Massachusetts
10 Dec 1972
Brian Molko Belgian-born singer and songwriter (Placebo - Nancy Boy) born in Brussels Belgium
10 Dec 1972
Dimitri Tikovoi French pop rock and dance musician and record producer born in Paris
10 Dec 1982
Matt Stutzman American archer (WR longest accurate shot in archery - despite having no arms) born in Kansas City Kansas
10 Dec 1982
Tim Deegan Canadian MuchMusic VJ born in Oshawa Ontario
10 Dec 1983
Katrin Siska Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja) born in Tallinn Estonia
10 Dec 1824
George MacDonald Scottish poet and sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) born in Huntly Aberdeenshire Scotland (d. 1905)
10 Dec 1870
Tom McKibbin Australian cricket spin bowler (5 Tests 17 wickets NSW CA) born in Bathurst Australia (d. 1939)
10 Dec 1876
Anton Mauve (Jr) Dutch painter born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1962)
10 Dec 1901
Franz Fischer German Gestapo official and war criminal (one of the Breda 4 last ex-Nazi held in Dutch prison) (d. 1989)
10 Dec 1914
(Jevon) Jeff Nicklin Canadian CFL football player1934-40 (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and Army paratrooper office born in Fort William Ontario (d. 1945)
10 Dec 1923
Linda Hayes [Bertha Williams] American R&B singer (Yes I Know) born in Linden New Jersey (d. 1998)
10 Dec 1927
Harvey Glatman American rapist and serial killer born in The Bronx New York City (d. 1959)
10 Dec 1928
Dan Blocker American actor Cimarron City - Tiny Bonanza - Hoss) born in DeKalb Bowie County Texas (d. 1972)
10 Dec 1936
Lu Liang-Huan Taiwanese golfer (British Open 1971 runner-up) born in Taipei Taiwan (d. 2022)
10 Dec 1937
Don Sebesky American jazz trombonist arranger and orchestra leader (Jimmy Dean Show) born in Perth Amboy New Jersey
10 Dec 1941
Kyu Sakamoto Japanese singer (Sukiaki) and actor born in Kawasaki (d. 1985)
10 Dec 1941
Ralph Tavares Cape Verdean-American R&B and soul singer (Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2021)
10 Dec 1947
Brian Hogan English rugby league forward (5 Tests St. Helens Wigan Bradford Northern Widnes) born in Merton Bank England (d. 2022)
10 Dec 1950
John Boozman American politician (Senator-R-Arkansas 2011-) born in Shreveport Louisiana
10 Dec 1954
Jack Hues [Jeremy Ryder] British new-wave singer-songwriter (Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight) born in Gillingham Kent England
10 Dec 1961
Nia Peeples American dancer and host (Fame Party Machine) born in Hollywood California
10 Dec 1969
Rob Blake Canadian NHL Hall of Fame defenseman 1989-2010 (Team Canada LA Kings and 2 other teams) born in Simcoe Ontario
10 Dec 1820
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence second daughter of Duke and Duchess of Clarence later King William IV and Queen Adelaide born in St Jamess Palace London. England (d. 1821)
10 Dec 1823
Wilhelm Kuhe German composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1912)
10 Dec 1870
Adolf Loos Austrian post-modern architect (building of houses) and critic (Ornaments and Crime) born in Brno Austria-Hungary (d. 1933) [1]
10 Dec 1883
Jesse Harper American College Football HOF coach (Notre Dame 57177 [football 6729 [basketball] 88531 [baseball]) born in Paw Paw Illinois (d. 1961)
10 Dec 1885
Jnos Hammerschlag Hungarian composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1954)
10 Dec 1889
Ray Collins American stage radio and screen character actor (Homecoming Citizen Kane Rose Marie Perry Mason) born in Sacramento California (d. 1965)
10 Dec 1922
Tunde Nightingale [Earnest Olatunde Thomas] Nigerian juju singer-songwtiter and guitarist born in Ibadan Colonial Nigeria (d. 1981)
10 Dec 1923
Abelardo Quinteros Chilean composer (Horizon carr Cantos al espejo) born in Valparaiso Chile
10 Dec 1937
Don Sebesky American Grammy and Tony Award-winning arranger composer orchestra leader jazz trombonist and accordion player (Maynard Ferguson Wes Montgomery CTI Records) born in Perth Amboy New Jersey (d. 2023)
10 Dec 1941
Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick] English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy) born in Windermere Cumberland England (d. 2020)
10 Dec 1945
Eric Boom Dutch rock guitarist (The Lords Apron Strings) record producer and copyright lawyer born in Leiden Netherlands
10 Dec 1964
Luis Polonia Dominican MLB outfielder (NY Yanks Orioles) born in Santiago City Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1967
(Bror) Messiah Marcolin Swedish heavy metal singer (Candlemas - 1986-91 & 2002-2004) born in Ronneby Sweden
10 Dec 1969
Austin Scott American politician (Rep-R-Georgia 2011-) born in Augusta Georgia
10 Dec 1969
Rob Blake Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Olympic gold 2002 World Cship gold 1994 97 Stanley Cup 2001 Colorado Avalanche Norris Memorial Trophy 1998 LA Kings) and executive (GM LA Kings) born in Simcoe Ontario
10 Dec 1972
Donavon Frankenreiter American singer-songwriter guitarist (Pass It Around) and surfer born in Downey California
10 Dec 1978
Donna Williams British game designer co-founder of Neopets
10 Dec 1978
Summer Phoenix American actress born in Winter Park Florida
10 Dec 1981
Taufik Batisah Singaporean pop singer-songwriter born in Singapore
10 Dec 1822
Thomas Casimer Devin American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New York City (d. 1878)
10 Dec 1907
Michael Blankfort American writer producer and director born in New York City (d. 1982)
10 Dec 1914
Dorothy Lamour [Mary Kaumeyer] American actress and singer (Road to Bali My Favorite Brunette) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1996)
10 Dec 1914
Jeff Nicklin Canadian CFL football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) Army officer and paratrooper born in Fort William Ontario (d. 1945) [1]
10 Dec 1922
Allen Sapp American composer (Imaginary Creatures) and pedagogue born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
10 Dec 1927
Harvey Glatman American rapist and serial killer born in The Bronx New York (d. 1959)
10 Dec 1933
Larry Morris American College Football HOF iinebacker (NCAA Cship 1952 Georgia Tech NFL Cship 1963 Chicago Bears) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
10 Dec 1938
Yuri Temirkanov Russian conductor (Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre 1976-88 Baltimore Symphony 2000-06) born in Nalchik Russia USSR (d. 2023) [1]
10 Dec 1940
Jerry Lawson American electronic engineer considered the the father of the video game cartridge born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2011) [1]
10 Dec 1943
Theodore Wilson American actor (Thats My Mama Sanford Arms) born in New York City
10 Dec 1946
Gloria Loring American actress and singer (Days of our Life) born in New York City
10 Dec 1959
Burke Moses American actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns) born in New York City
10 Dec 1962
John de Wolf Dutch soccer centre-back (6 caps Sparta Rotterdam FC Groningen Feyenoord Wolverhampton Wanderers) and manager (SVVSMC Haaglandia FC Trkiyemspor Excelsior Maassluis) born in Schiedam Netherlands
10 Dec 1975
Josip Skoko Australian soccer midfielder (51 caps Hajduk Split Genk Wigan Athletic) born in Mount Gambier Australia
10 Dec 1978
Donna Powell British game designer co-founder of Neopets
10 Dec 1982
Shilpa Anand Indian film and television actress born in South Africa
10 Dec 1983
Katrin Siska Estonian pop-rock singer and keyboard player (Vanilla Ninja - Tough Enough) born in Tallinn Estonia
10 Dec 1813
Errico Petrella Italian composer born in Palermo Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1877)
10 Dec 1823
Theodore Kirchner German pianist organist and composer born in Neukirchen Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1903)
10 Dec 1823
Wilhelm Kuhe German composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1912)
10 Dec 1868
Louis Victor Saar Dutch-American composer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1937)
10 Dec 1870
Mary Bonaparte eldest surviving daughter of Prince Napolon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli born in Rome Italy (d. 1947)
10 Dec 1870
Thomas Gore American politician one of the first two US Oklahoma senators (1907-21 1931-7) born in Webster County Mississippi (d. 1949)
10 Dec 1872
Johann Babtist Thaller German composer born in Rhrmoos German Empire (d. 1952)
10 Dec 1885
Jnos Hammerschlag Hungarian composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1954)
10 Dec 1893
Walter Rein German composer born in Stotternheim German Empire (d. 1955)
10 Dec 1901
Franz Fischer German Gestapo official and last survivor of the Nazi war criminals held in Dutch prison born in Olsberg German Empire (d. 1989) [1] [2]
10 Dec 1910
Jill Summers British actress (Agatha Coronation Street) born in Lancashire England (d. 1997)
10 Dec 1913
Pannonica de Koenigswarter (ne Rothschild) British-Hungarian socialite French resistance fighter writer and jazz patron (Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Horace Silver) born in London England (d. 1988)
10 Dec 1935
Bruce Slovin American businessman and chairman of the board of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (1985-2012) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025)
10 Dec 1935
Terry Allcock English footballer (Norwich City) born in Leeds England (d. 2024)
10 Dec 1941
Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick] English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy - Yesterdays Gone A Summer Song) born in Windermere Cumberland England (d. 2020)
10 Dec 1941
Kyu Sakamoto Japanese singer (Sukiaki) and actor born in Kawasaki Japan (d. 1985)
10 Dec 1942
Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach] Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
10 Dec 1946
Gloria Loring American actress (THe Days of Our Lives 1980-86 - Liz) singer (Friends and Lovers) and songwriter (Theme to The Facts of Life born in New York City
10 Dec 1951
(Juan) Johnny Rodriguez American country music singer-songwriter (I Just Cant Get Her Out of My Mind) born in Sabinal Texas (d. 2025) [1]
10 Dec 1951
Ellen Nikolaysen Norwegian pop singer (You Made Me Feel I Could Fly) and musical theatre actress born in Oslo Norway
10 Dec 1951
Larry Fast American session and touring keyboard and synthesizer player and composer (Synergy Peter Gabriel Nektar Bonnie Tyler) born in Lawrence New Jersey
10 Dec 1954
Jack Hues [Jeremy Ryder] English new-wave singer-songwriter (Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight) born in Gillingham Kent England
10 Dec 1958
John J. York American actor (Mac Scorpio in General Hospital) born in Chicago Illinois
10 Dec 1959
Brian McNair Scottish academic and media scholar (Striptease Culture An Introduction to Political Communication) born in Scotland (d. 2020)
10 Dec 1959
Burke Moses American actor (Sean Baxter in As the World Turns) born in New York City
10 Dec 1964
Luis Polonia Dominican MLB baseball outfielder (New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles) born in Santiago City Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1969
Darren Berry Australian cricketer (Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90) born in Melbourne Australia
10 Dec 1978
Donna Powell British game designer businesswoman and co-founder of Neopets and Meteor Games born in England likely Surrey
10 Dec 1978
Summer Phoenix [Bottom] American model and actress (What Comes Around The Believer) born in Winter Park Florida
10 Dec 1982
Shilpa Anand Indian model and actress (Dill Mill Gayye Vishnu) born in South Africa
10 Dec 1983
Patrick Flueger American actor (Chicago P.D.) born in Red Wing Minnesota
10 Dec 1983
Z Kalanga Angolan soccer winger (55 caps Petro Atletico Dinamo Bucureti Boavista) born in Luanda Angola
10 Dec 1984
JTG [Jayson Paul] American professional wrestler (WWE Superstars WWE Smackdown) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Dec 1985
Grace Chatto British electronic-pop singer and cellist (Clean Bandit - Rather Be Symphony) born in London
10 Dec 1986
Natti Nastasha [Natalia Gutirrez Batista] Dominican singer (Sin Pijama) born in Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic
10 Dec 1986
Ryoichi Tsukada Japanese acrobat born in Kanagawa Japan
10 Dec 1987
Gonzalo Higuan Argentine soccer striker (75 caps Real Madrid 190 games Napoli Juventus) born in Brest France
10 Dec 1990
Teyana Taylor American singer-songwriter actress and TV personality (Teyana and Iman) born in New York City
10 Dec 1991
Kiki Layne American actress (If Beale Street Could Talk) born in Cincinnati Ohio
10 Dec 1996
Jonas Vingegaard Danish road cyclist (Tour de France 2022) born in Hillerslev Denmark
10 Dec 1996
Valentina Sampaio Brazilian pioneering transgender model and actress Victoria Secrets first openly transgender model born in Aquiraz Brazil
10 Dec 1999
Maja Stark Swedish golfer (US Open 2025 Chevron Cship 2024 runner-up) born in Abbeks Sweden
10 Dec 2014
Gabriella Countess of Carlads Princess of Monaco born in Monaco
10 Dec 2014
Jacques Prince and heir of Monaco born in Monaco
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